I really shouldn't have started this...
I apologize for the wait, I had trouble deciding what to pick for the RWBY cast to react to next. But here it is! Enjoy!
The group was still reeling from what they had witnessed. Seeing Jaune kill Roman so poetically was something akin to heartbreak to almost everyone watching, and the hopes of seeing something different on screen after watching two, more than disturbing thing seemed like a dream.
"I just wanna go home..." Summer held Ruby close and stroke her hair, hoping to calm her daughter down. Yang sighed.
"Nothing like a typical gothic inspired moment to bring out the heart break..." Weiss smacked the back of her head just as the screen started up again.
An old, dirty, white muscle car drives down a homeless-ridden streen in Vale. In the front seat are two passengers wearing cheap black suits with thin black ties. The camera pans over to the left to reveal Sky in riding shotgun, and Jaune driving.
"Daaamn, Vomit-Boy cleans up nice! But what's he doing with Lark of all people?" Yang took immediate interest and leaned forward to get a closer look at Jaune.
"Doesn't he bully Velvet all the time?" Blake's bow twitches and she narrows her eyes at the scene. Weiss simply crossed her arms, not caring much about the silver haired boy. Pyrrha's attention was completely trained on to Jaune, who wore a serious look that caught her attention, along with the suit.
"...I think Pyrrha's somewhere else..." Ruby waved her hand in front of her face slowly.
"Okay now, tell me about the hash bars?" Jaune's voice cut into the sounds of the world around. Sky sat up straight and began talking casually.
"So you wanna know?" He grinned.
"Well, hash is legal there, right?"
"Yeah, it's legal, but it ain't a hundred percent legal. Like, you can't walk into a restaurant, roll a joint, and start puffing away. You're only supposed to smoke in your or certain designated places." Jaune turned to him, showing some interest.
"And those are the hash bars?"
"Exactly."
Ruby tilted her head in confusion and turned to look at Summer.
"Mom, what's hash?" Before she could respond, Yang intercepted.
"You'll learn when you're older!" Ruby gave her usual pout while Summer gave a confusing look.
Sky brought his hands up as to give an impromptu sherades demonstration.
Yeah, it breaks down like this: it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it and, if you're the proprietor of a hash bar, it's legal to sell it. It's legal to carry it, which doesn't really matter 'cause – get a load of this – if the cops stop you, it's illegal for this to search you. Searching you is a right that the cops in Vacuo don't have." He smirked at Jaune. He chuckled in returned and gave him a quick look before smiling.
"That's it, man- I'm fuckin' goin', that's all there is to it." Sky chuckled.
"You'll love it. But you know what the funniest thing in Vacuo is?"
"What?"
"It's the little differences. A lotta the same shit we got here, they got there, but there they're a little different." Jaune looked at him, giving a crooked smile.
"Examples?"
"Well, in Vacuo, you can buy beer in a movie theatre. And I don't mean in a paper cup either. They give you a glass of beer, like in a bar. In Vacuo, you can buy beer at MacRonald's. Also, you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in there?" He chuckled, containing his laughter. Jaune turned the car at a corner and gave an amused smile.
"They don't call it a Quarte Pounder with Cheese?" Mercury chuckled and cleared his throat.
"Nah, they got the metric system there, they wouldn't know what the fuck a Quarter Pounder is."
Summer squirmed in her seat, covering Ruby's ears in embarrassment.
"I-I'm not sure Ruby should be hearing this at all!" Ruby simply stared at the screen while Qrow chuckled and took a sip from his flask.
"I'm pretty sure she's heard worse, what with Torchwick and all the White Fang grunts cursing humans." Summer huffed and crossed her arms.
"It still doesn't make it right..." Yang patted her back in sympathy
"You'll get used to it..."
Back with Jaune and Sky, the blond haired boy laughed lightly at his partners opinion. Although it seemed a little insensitive, he had a point. Which made him all the more curious about those living in Vacuo.
"What exactly do they call Quarter Pounder then?"
"Royale with Cheese." His voice dragged out the words as if they where the name of a classy woman. Jaune cocked an eyebrow at the name.
"Royale with Cheese... What'd they call a Big Mac?" His interest was definitely peaked at this point. Sky brushed his thumb against his nose and sniffed before speaking.
"Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it Le Big Mac." Jaune chuckled at this.
"Le Big Mac. What do they call a Whopper?" Sky turned and looked behind them, spotting a strangely dressed girl with a pink bow in her hair facing forwards.
I dunno, I didn't go into a Burger Queen. But you know what they put on french fries in Vacuo instead of ketchup?
"What?"
"Mayonnase." He said with a grin.
"Disgusting!" Weiss covered her mouth, picturing the taste out of strange instinct. Yang and Ruby cringed at this while Nora looked at them confused.
"What's wrong with that?" Ozpin and Glynda looked at her.
"I knew it was going to be an interesting year..."
Jaune cringed slightly upon hearing that.
"Goddamn!" Sky held back his laughter as best as he could and continued.
"I seen 'em do it. And I don't mean a little bit on the side of the plate, they fuckin' drown 'em in it." Jaune gagged and coughed, imagining what had been told to him.
Glynda cringed and felt her breakfast in the coming back up before regaining her composure and taking a deep breath.
"I still don't see what's wrong with that!"
"And why do they swear so much!" Weiss was near tearing her hair off out of irritation, due to the repetitive use of the word fuck.
The screen suddenly goes black before, what is apparently a trunk, is opened. Jaune and Sky reach in and grab two strange looking handguns and begin loading them and grabbing extra ammunition. Jaune grumbles as he inspects his weapon.
"We should have shotguns for this kind of crap." Sky gives him a quick glance before tucking his pistol into his pants and looking around.
"How many up there?"
"Three or four."
"Counting our guy?"
"Not sure."
"So there could be five guys up there?"
"It's possible." Jaune finishes inspecting and grabbing his amo and tucks the gun into his pants. Sky grabs the top of the trunk door and sighs.
"We should have fuckin' shotguns." He shut the trunk.
"That's just what Jaune said." Ruby was beyond confused, but was none the less, interested by how calm Jaune and Sky seemed to be heading into danger. Yang however...
"This feels so underwhelming..." She could only stare at the screen, even more confused than before. Qrow took a sip from his flask and chuckled.
"I kinda like this. Makes them look like casual people instead of two macho dumbassess with guns." Mostly everyone looked at him for his, strangely on point, analysis of what they where watching.
"What?"
Jaune and Sky walked up to a door before knocking. Sky shifted a little in his spot.
"So, what's her name again? Roman's girl?" Jaune scoffed lightly.
"Cinder. Why so interested in the big man's wife?"
"WAIT! THEY WORK FOR ROMAN!?" Ruby could only stare at the screen in shock, as did everyone else.
"Roman wants me to take care of her." He stated simply.
Jaune looks at him, cocking an eyebrow.
"Take care of her?" He make a gun with his fingers and places it on his head. Sky's eyes widened in shock.
"Not that! Take her out. Show her a good time. Don't let her get lonely." Jaune chuckled lightly.
"You're taking the big man's wife on a date?"
"It ain't a date. It's just good company." Jaune just gave him a blank stare in response.
Yang couldn't help but laugh a little at their casual conversation. Most of the shock of realizing that their friend, and a jackass, worked for one of the most wanted men in all of Remenant had passed, and they just watched the screen full of interest.
The door to the room opens and there stands Cardin, along with Dove, who sat at a small, cheap table with a paper bag on top of it and a burger in hand, and Russell, who laid down on the couch, reading a "special" book.
Blakes eyes widened when she recognized the cover of the book, but decided to not say anything, instead deciding to fight the blush that wanted to appear on her cheeks. It didn't go unnoticed by Yang, or Nora, somehow.
The apartment was very small, it seemed like a simple box with a living room, kitchen in the back, and bedroom all in one, with a door that led to the bathroom. The only thing separating the box of a living room and the kitchen, was a small counter, with various miscellaneous items on top.
Weiss cringed at the small room. How could ANYONE be living there, with a roommate no less! It made her feel glad her and her teammtes at least had an excuse.
"Ren! That looks like the place we stayed in once!" Ren's eyes grew big and he swallowed.
"Y-yes Nora, it does... Please don't bring that up..."
Jaune and Sky strolled in, with smiles plastered on to her faces.
"Hello gentlemen, how is everyone?" Nobody answers. Jaune's smile falters as he looks at Dove.
"Did I whisper? Because I asked you a question." His voice sounded extremely dangerous, and this caught on with both groups on screen, and the ones watching it.
"W-we're doin' fine..." Sky casually, and slowly, walks behind the two, very concerned, men and leans on the counter behind Dove. Jaune keeps his plastered smile.
"Do you know who we are?" Dove shakes his head.
"We're associates of your business partner, Roman Torchwick. You remember him, right?" No response comes from them. Jaune quickly turns to Dove.
"You're Dove, right?" He nods, obviously very nervous. Sky smirks a bit in the background and lights himself a cigarette.
"I thought so. You look like a Dove." Sky coughed and held back a laugh.
Yang didn't know if she wanted to laugh, scoff at his bad choice of words. Summer and Glynda made a face that pretty much sold them out on wanting to laugh.
"Well, you remember Roman Torchwick, right?"
"Yes..." Jaune's smile widens and he steps up to the small table, and stands across from Dove.
"That's good man. I'm sorry, it looks like Sky and I caught you in the middle of breakfast, and I apologize. What'cha eating?" Dove swallowed hard, still looking at the table nervously.
"Ch-cheeseburgers." Jaune chuckled.
"The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast. A little early to be eating burger though. It's only 7:30 am. " He chuckled lightly "Would you mind if I tried yours?"
"No." Jaune grabbed the small cheese burger, which already had a few bites in it, and took a big bite. He smirked and hummed in delight.
"This is a great tasting burger. You want a bite, Sky?" Sky shook his head, casually declining.
"You know, I can't usually eat meat because of my girlfriend, Pyrrha. She doesn't eat allot of meat, so neither can I. I respect her choice, but I do love the taste of a good burger."
Pyrrha blushed brightly. She was Jaune's girlfriend here! Of course, she was expecting Yang to start on her teasing, but it never came. She looked over and saw, to her surprise, Nora keeping the blonde brawler quiet by covering her mouth, which only allowed her to wiggle her eyebrows at the red head. Ruby and Summer giggled at the sight. Grow chuckled while Weiss, Blake and Ren kept quiet. Ozpin and Glynda shared a smile at their childish acts and returned their attention to the screen.
Jaune set the burger down, swallowing what he had in his mouth, before turning to Russell with a serious look.
"You, punk rock jock, you know what we're her for?" He nods slowly.
"Would you kindly tell my friend, Sky, where you have it hidden?" Cardin begins to speak up.
"It's under the cu-"
"I DON'T REMEMBER ASKING YOU A FUCKING THING!"
Everyone stared at the screen, surprised by Jaune's sudden outburst. Even Ruby knew things where getting serious, and fast. Pyrrha began to feel slightly afraid, yet safe from having someone like Jaune in that world, while Ruby, who internally denied liking the knight, felt more fearful.
He turned to look at Russell again.
"You where saying?" Russell swallowed his fear.
"In the cupboards..." Sky started to look through each of the small, worn out cupboards, finding nothing.
"N-no, the ones at your feet..." He looked down, and continued to look through the mess inside, until he found a black briefcase. He sat the case on top of the counter, putting in the three digit code before opening it. A small orange glow began coming from the case, and Sky stared at it, a smile forming on his face before looking up at Jaune.
"We happy?" Sky shut the case, nodding happily.
"We're happy."
"Oh come on! Why didn't we get a look!?" Nora huffed and crossed her arms as Ren patted her back.
"Maybe we'll get an explanation by the end of this world?" He did his best to calm her.
Dove shakes his head to quickly collect his thoughts.
"Look, what's your name? I got his name, Sky, but what's yours?" Jaune gave him a sharp look, making him flinch.
"My name's Pitt, and you're not talking your way out of this shit." Dove quickly shakes his head, denying his accusation.
"N-no! I just want you to know how sorry we are about how fucked up things got between us and Mr. Torchwick. When we entered into this thing, we only had the best intentions –" Jaune suddenly drew his gun, and shot Russle three times in the chest, killing him. In the back of the room, Cardin cowered into a corner, sliding down until he was sitting on the floor.
Their eyes grew wide. Jaune Arc, the White Knight of Beacon who would never hurt anyone, just killed Russel in cold blood. Glynda could tell that it wasn't his first time doing so either just by the casually angered expression on his face.
Ruby and Pyrrha genuine fear for their shared crush, and for a split second, they wished they never met him.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did that break your concentration? I didn't mean to do that. Please, continue. I believe you were saying something about 'best intentions.'" Dove didn't cry or whimper, instead he was shaking in fear.
"What's wrong? Oh, you're though anyway! Well allow me to retort. What does Roman Torchwick look like?"
"W-what?" Jaune snaps, savagely flipping the small table over, removing the only barrier between himself and Dove. Dove sat in the lone beofre Jaune like a political prisoner in front of an interrogator.
"Where are you from!?" Dove shakes even more, petrified.
"What?"
"'What' ain't a place I've ever heard of! Do they speak English in what!?" Dove was nearly shitting himself at the moment.
"What?"
"ENGLISH-MOTHERFUCKER-DO-YOU-SPEAK- IT?"
"Yes!"
"Then you understand what I'm saying!?"
'Yes!"
"Good! Now describe what Roman Torchwick, looks like!" Dove was so close to simply blacking out due to fear, that he responded the only way his brain knew how at the moment.
"What?!" Jaune aims his gun right at his face with a sneer. Sky watches with a smirk as he takes out his own pistol.
"Say "What" again! C'mon, say "What" again! I dare ya, I double dare ya motherfucker, say "What" one more fucking time!" Dove began regressing on the spot.
"Now describe what Roman Torchwick looks like!" Dove quickly nods, doing the best he could to do so.
"H-he's got... a s-suit-"
"-Go on!"
"A-and... he's... a ginger-"
"-Does he look like a bitch?!"
Apparently, even with the sight of their friend acting completely out of character, everyone broke into a laugh before the next action brings their attention back to the screen.
Dove responds without thinking.
"What?" Jaune's eyes widen in anger as he shoots him in his right shoulder. Dove screams out in pain as he grips the wound and spasms in the chair, unable to do anything else.
"DOES. HE. LOOK. LIKE. A. BITCH?" Dove was in agony, trying to keep himself together as he responded, tears clear on his face.
"no"
Then why did you try to fuck him like a bitch?!" Dove shook his and mouthed the word 'no'. Jaune's voice lowered down to an intimidating speaking voice that put Weiss father to shame.
"Yes you did Dove. You tried to fuck him, and Roman Torchwick doesn't like getting fucked by anybody except Mrs. Torchwick... Do you read the bible, Dove?" He noded, too afrad to speak.
A sadness filled both the members of RWBY and JNPR as they watched on. They felt genuinely sorry for Dove, Russle, and even Cardin. Of course they all wished something would happen to make them pay, but this was a but too much, and Blake voiced this opinion.
"This... isn't right... It just feel unfair for them to be doing this to them..." There was an unspoken agreement.
"There's a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17. 'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers."
Jaune raised his pistol again, pulling the hammer back.
"'And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!'" Both men proceeded to empty their clips on Dove, while Cardin screamed and covered his head in fear before the screen went black.
"...We didn't even get to see what was inside the briefcase..." Nora sulked.
WOO! Longest one I have EVER done in my life! I hope you enjoyed that, because I'm pretty sure that's the only time I'll ever make another lengthy chapter to any one of my stories.
I already have the next chapter planned out, but leave your suggestions and reviews! Thanks for reading!